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1946 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1946 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Tom Brown
United States Louise Brough
Runners-upAustralia Geoff Brown
United States Dorothy Bundy
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw80
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1939 · Wimbledon Championships · 1947 →

Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Tom Brown and Louise Brough defeated Geoff Brown and Dorothy Bundy in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.   Australia Harry Hopman / United States Margaret Osborne (semifinals)
02.   Australia Geoff Brown / United States Dorothy Bundy (final)
03.   United States Tom Brown / United States Louise Brough (champions)
04.   Australia Dinny Pails / United Kingdom Kay Menzies (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Harry Hopman
United States Margaret Osborne
6 6
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Betty Hilton
4 2
1 Australia Harry Hopman
United States Margaret Osborne
3 3
3 United States Tom Brown
United States Louise Brough
6 6
3 United States Tom Brown
United States Louise Brough
6 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Vera Dace
3 2
3 United States Tom Brown
United States Louise Brough
6 6
2 Australia Geoff Brown
United States Dorothy Bundy
4 4
United States Budge Patty
United States Pauline Betz
6 7
4 Australia Dinny Pails
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
4 5
United States Budge Patty
United States Pauline Betz
10 2
2 Australia Geoff Brown
United States Dorothy Bundy
12 6
United Kingdom Don Butler
United Kingdom Jean Bostock
3 3
2 Australia Geoff Brown
United States Dorothy Bundy
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Harry Hopman
United States Margaret Osborne
6 6
Republic of Ireland George McVeagh
United Kingdom Gay Chandler
0 2
1 Australia H Hopman
United States M Osborne
6 6
United Kingdom R Carter
United Kingdom J Quertier
2 2
United Kingdom Roland Morton
United Kingdom Betty Uber
3 2
United Kingdom Roland Carter
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
6 6
1 Australia H Hopman
United States M Osborne
6 6
United Kingdom D Hardwick
United States D Hart
2 2
United Kingdom Claude Lister
United Kingdom Thelma Jarvis
5 5
United Kingdom Cliff Hovell
United Kingdom Alex McKelvie
7 7
United Kingdom C Hovell
United Kingdom A McKelvie
0 4
United Kingdom D Hardwick
United States D Hart
6 6
United Kingdom Derek Hardwick
United States Doris Hart
6 6
United Kingdom H Wheeler
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
4 1

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Harold Marsland
United Kingdom Doris Heppenstall
5 6 3
Republic of Ireland Raymond Egan
United Kingdom Sally Lister
7 2 6
Republic of Ireland R Egan
United Kingdom S Lister
3 6 4
Denmark J Ipsen
United Kingdom G Lines
6 2 6
Denmark Jaanik Ipsen
United Kingdom Gladys Lines
6 6
United Kingdom Bernard Neal
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
3 1
Denmark J Ipsen
United Kingdom G Lines
6 3 4
United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom E Hilton
1 6 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Hunt
United Kingdom Betty Coutts
6 1 3
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Betty Hilton
4 6 6
United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom E Hilton
6 6
France Y Petra
France S Mathieu
4 3
France Yvon Petra
France Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Erik Filby
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
w/o

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Tom Brown
United States Louise Brough
6 6
United Kingdom Freddie Della Porta
United Kingdom Patsy Rodgers
2 1
3 United States T Brown
United States L Brough
6 6
United Kingdom C Betts
United Kingdom Y Law
0 0
United Kingdom Ronald MacInnes
United Kingdom Betty Couper
1 2
United Kingdom Cecil Betts
United Kingdom Yvonne Law
6 6
3 United States T Brown
United States L Brough
4 6 10
France P Pellizza
France S Lafargue
6 0 8
Norway Finn Rune Karlsen
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński
Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
w/o
Norway FR Karlsen
United Kingdom R Woodgate
2 2
France P Pellizza
France S Lafargue
6 6
France Pierre Pellizza
France Simone Lafargue
6 2 6
Argentina Enrique Morea
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
3 6 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Colin Ritchie
United Kingdom Penny Durlac
Chile Andrés Hammersley
Netherlands Madzy Couquerque
w/o United Kingdom C Ritchie
United Kingdom P Durlac
2 2
United Kingdom Arnold England
United Kingdom Nancy Liebert
2 4 France R Abdesselam
France J Patorni
6 6
France Robert Abdesselam
France Jacqueline Patorni
6 6 France R Abdesselam
France J Patorni
8 6
United Kingdom Derrick Barton
United Kingdom Joy Gannon
United Kingdom D Barton
United Kingdom J Gannon
6 2
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
w/o United Kingdom D Barton
United Kingdom J Gannon
5 6 6
United Kingdom Bill Manby
United Kingdom Audrey Roberts
6 6 United Kingdom N Manby
United Kingdom A Roberts
7 2 1
Republic of Ireland Dick Sandys
Republic of Ireland Pamela Goodwyn
4 1 France R Abdesselam
France J Patorni
3 3
United Kingdom Alan Brown
United Kingdom Nancy Macpherson-Grant
8 6 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom V Dace
6 6
United Kingdom Tommy Anderson
United States Mary Belin
6 3 United Kingdom A Brown
United Kingdom N Macpherson-Grant
7 2 3
Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium Miriamme de Borman
4 4 Sweden T Johansson
Denmark M Vagn-Nielsen
5 6 6
Sweden Torsten Johansson
Denmark Milly Vagn-Nielsen
6 6 Sweden T Johansson
Denmark M Vagn-Nielsen
9 0
United Kingdom Murray Deloford
United Kingdom Sheila Kenyon
0 5 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom V Dace
11 6
Netherlands Hans van Swol
United Kingdom Bea Carris
6 7 Netherlands A van Swol
United Kingdom B Carris
2 1
United Kingdom John Comery
United Kingdom Audrey Osborne
2 1 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom V Dace
6 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Vera Dace
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Henry Billington
United Kingdom Susan Billington
6 3 2
United Kingdom Charles Kingsley
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
4 6 6 United Kingdom C Kingsley
United Kingdom P O'Connell
1 2
New Zealand Dennis Coombe
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 3 5 United States J Patty
United States P Betz
6 6
United States Budge Patty
United States Pauline Betz
4 6 7 United States J Patty
United States P Betz
6 6
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný
Czechoslovakia Helena Straubeová
2 2 Australia J Harper
United Kingdom M Halford
2 3
Australia Jack Harper
United Kingdom Mary Halford
6 6 Australia J Harper
United Kingdom M Halford
6 6
United Kingdom Donald MacPhail
United Kingdom Louise Anderson
8 6 United Kingdom D MacPhail
United Kingdom L Anderson
2 2
United Kingdom Neil Cox
United Kingdom Joy Cox
6 4 United States J Patty
United States P Betz
6 6
United Kingdom Guy Cooper
United Kingdom Valerie Cooper
7 2 Republic of Ireland C Kemp
United Kingdom E Passingham
1 4
Republic of Ireland Cyril Kemp
United Kingdom Betty Passingham
9 6 Republic of Ireland C Kemp
United Kingdom E Passingham
6 5 7
France Georges Gremillet
France Jacqueline Marcellin
5 5 United Kingdom G Meredith
United Kingdom E Haylock
3 7 5
United Kingdom Bobby Meredith
United Kingdom Elsa Haylock
7 7 Republic of Ireland C Kemp
United Kingdom E Passingham
France Christian Grandet
Netherlands Joopy van der Wal
6 6 France H Pellizza
France N Landry
w/o
United Kingdom Peter Hare
United States Katherine Winthrop
4 3 France C Grandet
Netherlands J van der Wal
2 9
France Henri Pellizza
France Nelly Landry
6 6 France H Pellizza
France N Landry
6 11
Belgium Jack Van den Eynde
United Kingdom Effie Peters
1 4

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Henri Bolelli
France Micheline Inglebert
6 6
United Kingdom Herman David
United Kingdom Jean Poynder
4 0
France H Bolelli
France M Inglebert
6 6
Netherlands H Wilton
Netherlands P Hermsen
3 2
Netherlands Hubert Wilton
Netherlands Nel Hermsen
6 3 6
United Kingdom Peter Young
United Kingdom Joan Ingram
4 6 4
France H Bolelli
France M Inglebert
1 4
4 Australia D Pails
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 6
Republic of Ireland Henry Purcell
United Kingdom Gertrude Valentine-Brown
6 3 6
Belgium Léopold de Borman
Belgium Yvonne Vincart
4 6 2
Republic of Ireland H Purcell
United Kingdom G Valentine-Brown
3 2
4 Australia D Pails
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 6
Switzerland Jost Spitzer
Czechoslovakia Edith Sutz
3 2
4 Australia Dinny Pails
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Don Butler
United Kingdom Jean Bostock
6 6
United Kingdom GI Bayley
United Kingdom Audrey Wenyon
2 0
United Kingdom D Butler
United Kingdom J Bostock
6 6
United Kingdom C Jones
United Kingdom E Harvey
1 2
United Kingdom Jimmy Jones
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
6 4 6
France Jacques Thomas
France Suzanne Pannetier
2 6 3
United Kingdom D Butler
United Kingdom J Bostock
6 7
Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands G Blaisse
2 5
Netherlands Ivo Rinkel
Netherlands Truid Blaisse
6 6
United Kingdom Tony Starte
United Kingdom Madie Moss
1 0
Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands G Blaisse
7 6
United Kingdom J Olliff
United Kingdom J Curry
5 1
United Kingdom John Olliff
United Kingdom Joan Curry
6 6
Poland Ernest Wittmann
United Kingdom Edith Middleton
3 4

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Norway Johan Haanes
Netherlands Mrs LM Godefroy
4 5
United Kingdom Howard Walton
Poland Joanna Russocki
6 7
United Kingdom H Walton
Poland J Russocki
2 2
France B Destremau
United States P Todd
6 6
France Bernard Destremau
United States Pat Todd
6 7
United Kingdom Bobby Thorn
United Kingdom Dorrit Herbst
1 5
France B Destremau
United States P Todd
2 1
2 Australia G Brown
United States D Bundy
6 6
United Kingdom Ted Avory
United Kingdom Joan Strawson
4 4
Belgium Philippe Washer
Belgium Josane de Meulemeester
6 6
Belgium P Washer
Belgium J de Meulemeester
3 4
2 Australia G Brown
United States D Bundy
6 6
United Kingdom Gwyn Tuckett
United Kingdom Molly Lincoln
2 4
2 Australia Geoff Brown
United States Dorothy Bundy
6 6

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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